Erdogan: We plan to construct 183,000 apartments and 15,000 rural homes in Hatay

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his government plans to construct 183,000 apartments and 15,000 rural homes in the earthquake-affected Hatay state, adding that the total number of apartments and rural homes that will be built in all affected areas reaches 650,000.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his government plans to construct 183,000 apartments and 15,000 rural homes in the earthquake-affected Hatay state.

This came in statements he made in Hatay on Sunday after his visit to a camp hosting citizens affected by the earthquakes that struck southern Turkey.

Erdogan described the earthquakes that occurred in southern Turkey on February 6, and caused damage in 11 states, as the biggest disaster in the last century.

He pointed out that the government is making the necessary preparations to quickly build new homes in the stricken area.

Erdogan said, "In light of the current situation, we plan to construct 183,000 apartments and 15,000 rural homes in Hatay."

He explained that the total number of apartments and rural houses that will be built in all affected areas is 650,000.

He continued, "Our goal in the first phase is to complete the construction of 319,000 apartments and rural houses and hand them over to their owners within a year."

At dawn on February 6, an earthquake of 7.7 degrees struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed hours later by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left huge losses of lives and property in both countries.

The next day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency for a period of 3 months in the ten affected states, namely Adana, Adi Yaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.

Turkey: Recording the death of 47,975 earthquake victims in the civil registry

The Turkish Emergency and Disaster Administration "AFAD" announced that the death toll from the earthquakes in southern Turkey amounted to 47,975 people, and Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said that among the victims were 6,265 foreigners.

The Turkish Emergency and Disaster Management Department announced that the death toll from the earthquakes in southern Turkey amounted to 47,975 people.

On Friday, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said that 6,265 foreigners were among the victims.

He indicated that work is still underway to determine the identities of 1,619 people who died in the disaster, as samples of their DNA and fingerprints were taken.

The European Union decided to organize a donors' conference to support the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria on March 20.

On February 6, two violent earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, killing tens of thousands and causing massive material damage.